surprising
adjective /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/
/sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/
- causing surprise
令人吃惊的;使人惊奇的;出人意料的;奇怪的 - It’s not surprising (that) they lost.
他们吃了败仗,不奇怪。 - The frequency of such bad weather is hardly surprising given how far north we are.
考虑到我们离北方有多远,这种恶劣天气的频率并不奇怪。 - A surprising number of people came.
数量惊人的人来了。 - We had a surprising amount in common.
我们共同之处出奇地多。 - It's surprising what people will do for money.
人为了钱什么干不出来,想想真令人愕然。 - It’s surprising how many people applied for the job.
令人惊讶的是有多少人申请了这份工作。
Language Bank surprisingsurprisingHighlighting interesting data强调有趣的数据 - What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
这些结果令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
- What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
- Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
令人吃惊的是男生比女生更可能是左撇子。
- Surprisingly, boys are more likely to be left-handed than girls.
- Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed.
有趣的是,即使父母都是左撇子,他们的孩子也只有26%的机会是左撇子。
- Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26 per cent chance of their children being left-handed.
- One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
最有趣的发现之一是,在接受调查的左撇子中,只有2%的人有两个左撇子父母。
- One of the most interesting findings is that only 2 per cent of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
- It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
有趣的是,母亲是左撇子的人比父亲是左撇子的人更可能成为左撇子。
- It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
- The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.
这些结果中最引人注目的一点是左撇子母亲更可能生左撇子孩子。
- The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely to have left-handed children.
Topics Feelingsa2- I find that rather surprising.
我觉得这事很出人意料。 - It is hardly surprising that these stories continue to circulate.
这些谣言仍在流传,不足为奇。 - In the light of these changes, it is not surprising to find regional variations in unemployment.
鉴于这些变化,失业的地区差异就不足为奇了。 - It is surprising how quickly rumours spread.
谣言传播得如此之快,真令人吃惊。 - For a big man, he could move with surprising speed.
对于一个大男人来说,他可以以惊人的速度移动。 - The surprising thing is how little it costs.
出人意料的是它只花很少钱。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- make something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- It’s not surprising (that) they lost.